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It might be possible to scavenge some of the parts off of it and build a
kit-bash system like Scanimage.  The optics are probably still good, and
they're what makes the image.  I have an antique West-German-Made Zeiss
student microscope that actually outperforms some of our newer low-end
widefield systems.


On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Glen MacDonald
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> Hi,
> I'm sure there are a few cards and other parts scattered around the
> planet.  but,  the 1024 was ignored after our new system was installed,
> even though everyone was complaining about a crowded calendar.  It had more
> channels and was much faster.
> Regards,
> Glen MacDonald
>         Core for Communication Research
> Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
>         Cellular Morphology Core
> Center on Human Development and Disability
> Box 357923
> University of Washington
> Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
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> On Sep 12, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Craig Brideau <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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> > Your trick will be finding a replacement scan card.  There might be
> another
> > MRC out there you could pilfer a replacement from.  Depending on how
> > proprietary the card is though, you might not be able to find a
> replacement.
> >
> > Craig
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> > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Ridgway, Rick <[log in to unmask]>
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> >> Hi Glen,
> >>
> >> I might be able to make use of it, particularly if you could help me get
> >> it up and running.
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >>
> >> Rick
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard L. Ridgway, Ph.D.
> >> Associate Professor; Supervisor,
> >> Science Imaging Facility
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> >> -----Original Message-----
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> >> On Behalf Of Glen MacDonald
> >> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:02 AM
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> >> Subject: MRC-1024 for sale
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> >> Hi,
> >> I've lost the storage space for an old Bio-Rad MRC-1024 UV confocal (OK,
> >> "old" is redundant) that was disassembled to make room for the new
> system.
> >> Is it worth anything to anyone?   I have no idea what the value might
> be.
> >>
> >> Dell 486 computer/OS2 Warp, scan head, scan control unit with a dead
> scan
> >> card,  Nikon TMD inverted scope.  All disks, etc.
> >> The UV and KrAr lasers were replaced with 491 nm, 561 nm solid state and
> >> 650 nm diode launched into a fiber.
> >>
> >> Please contact me offline.
> >>
> >> Glen MacDonald
> >>        Core for Communication Research
> >> Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
> >>        Cellular Morphology Core
> >> Center on Human Development and Disability Box 357923 University of
> >> Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
> >> (206) 616-4156
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